PuffTheMagicDragon
Well-Known Member
I used to have 14mm separate sheets that ended in snapshackes. The genoa is 35m2.
I now have a single length of 12m that I already had and, instead of cutting it into two, I put an 'Alpine Butterfly' in the middle and this is attached to the clew by means of a home-made soft shackle.
The result? No snagging when tacking, no noise from the snapshackles, no danger from being hit on my head (or my glasses) by them. I am very pleased and, when the cover of the sheet starts to show signs of wear, I can always cut the line into two sheets and splicing the two ends (as in Vyv Cox's photo).
I now have a single length of 12m that I already had and, instead of cutting it into two, I put an 'Alpine Butterfly' in the middle and this is attached to the clew by means of a home-made soft shackle.
The result? No snagging when tacking, no noise from the snapshackles, no danger from being hit on my head (or my glasses) by them. I am very pleased and, when the cover of the sheet starts to show signs of wear, I can always cut the line into two sheets and splicing the two ends (as in Vyv Cox's photo).